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Courts & Law

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. legislature votes to give incumbent judges a break on signature requirements

Supporters argue that district judges tend to make more personal enemies than other officials.

7 years ago

Police office guards the main entrance to the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
Immigration
Law
National

Supreme Court considering case on detention of immigrants

An immigration case before the Supreme Court pits the government against immigrants it wants to deport following crimes they have committed in the United States.

7 years ago

In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 photo, Sarah Zuidema, a former Bethany Christian Services supervisor, poses in Grand Rapids, Mich. As the agency started receiving more Central American children, several former Bethany social workers said they were encouraged to recruit new foster families at the agency’s traditional base, the Christian Reformed Church, and other local churches. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
Immigration
Kids

AP Investigation: Deported parents may lose kids to adoption

John Sandweg, who headed ICE under the Obama administration, said he worries that many more migrant children recently taken from their families may never see them again.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing

DA: No charges in death of man shot by police in home

Police commissioner Richard Ross called the shooting "an all-out, absolute tragedy."

7 years ago

Book donation programs were curtailed in late August when a rash of illnesses among prison staff — thought to be related to synthetic drug exposure--prompted DOC officials to lock down the entire prison system. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Protesters plan to confront Wolf over new Pa. prison policies

Inmates’ rights groups are trying to turn their opposition to recent state prison policies into a campaign is ...

7 years ago

Newly sworn-in Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks as his wife, daughters and President Trump listen on Monday.
NPR
National
Politics

Kavanaugh debuts on Supreme Court, pledging to be a ‘team player’

Trump, however, began the ceremony with a sharp partisan rebuke.

7 years ago

Four people are charged with murder, kidnapping and other crimes in the February 2017 riot at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. (WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

First trial nears in Vaughn prison riot, officer’s death

Trial nears for first four inmates of 16 charged with first-degree murder in the 2017 prison riot that led to the death of a correctional officer.

7 years ago

Sharon Canner, 75, and her husband Steve Canner, 81, of Reston, Va., hold up letters spelling
The Philadelphia Experiment

Take part in the ultimate protest by voting on Nov. 6

On Nov. 6, during critical midterm elections, the vote will represent the most meaningful way to protest and bring about change.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby is escorted out of the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, Tuesday Sept. 25, 2018, in Eagleville, Pa., following his sentencing to three-to-10-year prison sentence for sexual assault. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Cosby lawyers ask court to void conviction, prison sentence

Bill Cosby's lawyers have asked a Pa. court to overturn the actor's conviction and three- to 10-year prison sentence because of what they call a string of errors in his case.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump waves to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at Kansas Expocentre, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Politics

Trump celebrates Kavanaugh win

When it was official, Trump delivered a double thumbs-up from his desk. Several aides applauded.

7 years ago

The Journey for Justice bus visits Philadelphia Friday as part of a 50-city journey to raise awareness of the temporary protected status that's in danger of dissolution. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia

Caravan wheels into Philly on heels of court victory on temporary protected status

Journey for Justice travelers call ruling a relief but say Congress must ultimately decide whether U.S. will harbor immigrants from dangerous parts of the world.

7 years ago

In this image from video provided by Senate TV, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine., speaks on the Senate floor about her vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kananaugh, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 in the Capitol in Washington.  Sen Shelly Capito, R-W.Va., sits rear left and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., sits right.  (Senate TV via AP)

Senator Collins backs Kavanaugh, paving way for confirmation

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Friday she will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination

7 years ago

U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss details the indictment against six men accused of stalking and kidnapping. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Six indicted in violent Delaware gang dispute

Last June, a 6-year-old was caught in the crossfire of a shootout in Wilmington’s East Side. ...

7 years ago

Officer Jason Van Dyke, seen outside a Chicago court last month, shot teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
NPR
Policing

Chicago police officer found guilty of 2nd-degree murder of Laquan McDonald

It took the jury of eight women and four men about eight hours to reach a verdict.

7 years ago

Isaac Gardner speaks while holding up a photo of David Jones

Philadelphia to pay $1M settlement over fatal police shooting of David Jones

The city of Philadelphia Friday agreed to pay $1 million to the family of David Jones, a black man who was shot and killed by an on-duty ...

7 years ago

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